News: Windows 7 Retail Sales Extremely Strong

According to research firm NPD Group, retail sales of boxed copies of Windows 7 are 234% higher than Vista’s were at launch, absolutely crushing the older operating system’s launch sales figures (which, admittedly, the older operating system pretty much deserves)……

Original Post “Windows 7 Retail Sales Extremely Strong” By boneinthefan published on November 06, 2009 at 12:46 pm. Read the original post here on Technorati.

I share the similar response to the success of Windows 7 launch in the fall quarter of 2009 as the original author does. Since I’m a full-time college student I was also qualified for the $29.99 upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional (Yes, I did a custom install and it is awesome to have Windwos 7 Professional for just $29.99) . After the upgrade about a week ago my system hasn’t failed or crashed other than the Firefox problem (a known bug exists in Firefox and it’s trying to fix it through numerous updates, you probably also noticed that). Before I purchased the upgrade I was also the Windows 7 beta and RC participant back in February, 2009 and experienced the Windows 7’s capabilities.

One thing I have to mention about the success of this system is its software-side hardware enhancements compare to Windows Vista and XP. When in Windows Vista, with 3GB of 800mhz memory, a mainstream grade ATI Radeon HD 4350 1GB DDR2 Desktop  graphic card and Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13 Ghz with 2MB of L2 cache  I was able to get 2 1080p  videos running simultaneously and smoothly at 60 frames per second at full force with memory usage around 2.52GB and CPU at 90~100%. Now with Windows 7 Professional with the same hardware is able to get me 4 1080p videos running simultaneously at 60 frames per second with memory usage for around just 2GB and CPU constantly around 70%. During the Windows 7 beta there are boost in system performances but not as much as the RC version, which is pretty similar if not exactly the same as the released version of $29.99 that only differs in editions – Professional vs. Ultimate. This operating system speaks for itself in terms of ultimate efficiency from Microsoft Windows line up.

Not to mention the Windows 7 Ultimate  is still free until next year. Users are able to upgrade their Windows 7 directly to Ultimate after that date and they have plenty of time to think it through. Apple’s Snow Leopard also promised greater hardware resource efficiency and full-64bit support, a platform that dates back to Windows XP or prior Windows server platforms. The marginal changes from Leopard to Snow Leopard vs. the changes from Windows Vista to Windows 7 is pretty much the same in terms of what both Apple and Microsoft promised in its new systems. But in terms of marketing strategy Microsoft pawns & owns Apple because Microsoft not only has to promote what Windows 7 is, it also has to regain consumer confidence and trust lost in the not-so-successful Windows Vista era. The initial launch of Windows 7 is a great success and in the following winter quarter of 2009-2010 I expect the PC sales would go up tremendously due to positive reviews like this one surrounding our readers and prospective new computer owners.

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